CONSULTING

We collaborate with our clients to create a solid strategy, integrate it into our designs and implement a successful project.

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Through research and coordination with other consultants, DLGA develops a wide range of studies to answer our client’s many questions and give them options on how to move forward. This allows them to make informed decisions and to have control of the project.

  • What can we build here?

  • Is it possible to do what we are thinking?

  • What are the risks?

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

  1. What type of project?
  2. What is the location?
  3. What are the project goals?
  4. What is the target date of project completion?

DE LA GARZA ARCHITECTURE, LLC approaches each project from a client centered basis with the clients program as the foundation of the project development.  A needs assessment is the process for determining the needs of the clients which include project goals, priorities, intended use, number of accommodations for areas and people as well as the functionality of the space.

This assessment will help identify what the driving goals, needs and wants of the client are and will define what services would best accommodate the potential project. Our approach to project development will ensure the client’s needs have been central to the project development and outcome.

FEASIBILITY STUDY

  1. Will the idea work?
  2. Should you proceed with it?
  3. What are the important issues, considerations, and challenges of the project?

Often, the goals of our clients are defined but the undertaking itself is not.  A Feasibility Study allows an investigation at many levels to determine what might be possible and test that against the benefits.

These projects require design vision, project management and experience with codes, engineering and construction. DLGA will develop architectural plans and use 3D modeling, scheduling and graphic software to clarify and organize the project goals while leading a team of expert consultants. Our studies provide the client with both the architectural vision of what could be and a clear framework of how to achieve it.

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LOCATION PLANNING

  1. What are the limiting factors?
  2. What is permitted by zoning codes?
  3. What location is most accommodating and cost effective?
  4. Does the location fit with the demographics of the services provided or target customers?
DE LA GARZA ARCHITECTURE LLC researches and coordinates the planning of potential locations for projects through extensive knowledge and experience in planning and zoning.  Location Planning is an assessment of one or more proposed locations under consideration and is a part of the organizational stage of the design process.
The assessment evaluates tenant requirements, including functionality, security and building conditions such as height, uses and access.  It involves the organization of land use zoning, circulation, privacy, security, land drainage, and other factors such as the surroundings. Our planning experience can help determine which location will have the best and highest use.

TEST FITS

  1. Will the tenant and all their needs fit within the space given?
  2. Will it accommodate all of their specific needs, like number of rooms, commons areas or space adjacencies?
  3. Will the layouts and space of the areas be sufficient to be functionally effective?
DE LA GARZA ARCHITECTURE LLC creates individualized layout options to ensures that the needs and goals of the project can fit into the space allotted.  Test Fits are layout plans to assess the clients needs in a given space and helps confirm the number of rooms, areas and people that can be accommodated.
A test fit allows for the design plan to be ultimately completed, tested, and vetted through all parties, helping to guide solutions to issues. These are especially useful to landlords, brokers and tenants and often get incorporated into a lease.  We will survey the spaces for the intended renovations, conduct a preliminary code review and prepare layout options for review by the client.
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